React Pagination with `react-paginate`: A Simple Tutorial

Implement efficient pagination in your React applications using the `react-paginate` library. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide with code examples, demonstrating how to display large datasets in a user-friendly and performant manner.

React Pagination with `react-paginate`

Introduction to Pagination

Pagination is crucial for displaying large datasets efficiently. Instead of showing all items at once, pagination breaks the data into smaller, manageable pages. This improves the user experience by making data easier to browse and reducing load times.

React Pagination Libraries

Several npm packages simplify pagination in React. This tutorial focuses on `react-paginate`, a lightweight and versatile library.

Installation

Installation Command


npm install react-paginate --save

Basic Usage

This example demonstrates basic pagination using `react-paginate`. Note that you'll need to add your own CSS for styling; `react-paginate` doesn't include any styles by default.

Basic Pagination Example


import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import ReactPaginate from 'react-paginate';

const items = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14];
const itemsPerPage = 5;

const PaginatedItems = () => {
  // ... (rest of the component from the original example)
};

ReactDOM.render(<PaginatedItems items={items} itemsPerPage={itemsPerPage} />, document.getElementById('container'));

(The complete `PaginatedItems` component from the original text is omitted here for brevity. The key concepts are: managing the current page using state, calculating the page range based on `itemsPerPage`, using `useEffect` to fetch and display data, and using `handlePageClick` to handle page changes.)

`react-paginate` Props

The `react-paginate` component offers many configurable properties (see table below). These props allow extensive customization of your pagination UI.

Prop Name	Type	Description
`pageCount`	Number	Total number of pages.
`pageRangeDisplayed`	Number	Number of page numbers to display.
`marginPagesDisplayed`	Number	Number of pages to show at the beginning and end.

Example: Fetching Data and Implementing Pagination

(Example showing fetching data (e.g., from a JSON file) and displaying it using pagination. Code omitted for brevity. The key concepts are: fetching data using `useEffect`, calculating the displayed items based on the current page and `itemsPerPage`, and updating the state when a page changes.)

Styling the Pagination

You can style the pagination using CSS classes. `react-paginate` provides props (e.g., `nextLinkClassName`, `previousLinkClassName`, `activeClassName`) to target specific elements for styling.

React Pagination with `react-paginate`: A Simple Tutorial